UNIX input redirection

[ACiB708]

Hi all,
when SSHing into a computer, the default input is the keyboard of the machine you are SSHing from, does anybody know how to make the host computer's keyboard the input? Thanks in advance.

 

[Sander]

You'd probably have to figure out the /dev/ entry for the host keyboard. But what are you trying to accomplish..?

 

[angelwatt]

That doesn't make a lot of sense, how can you use it's input when the SSH interface likely doesn't know what it is? Sounds like you just need some of your keys remapped for the session. You can adjust some things from Terminal's Preferences on the Settings tab. If there's a specific function you're trying to achieve just let us know.

 

[mason.kramer]

I don't know what you're trying to do, but I do know that you're doing it wrong.

 

[ACiB708]

You'd probably have to figure out the /dev/ entry for the host keyboard. But what are you trying to accomplish..?

Yes, and when I type ls -a /dev it gives me this:

. ptywc
.. ptywd
ath0 ptywe
autofs ptywf
autofs_control random
autofs_nowait rdisk0
bpf0 rdisk0s1
bpf1 rdisk0s2
bpf2 sdt
bpf3 stderr
console stdin
cu.-COM7-1 stdout
cu.Bluetooth-Modem systrace
cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync tty
cu.Bobol-Dial-upNetworking-2 tty.-COM7-1
cu.Bobol-SerialPort-1 tty.Bluetooth-Modem
cu.SerialPort-1 tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
disk0 tty.Bobol-Dial-upNetworking-2
disk0s1 tty.Bobol-SerialPort-1
disk0s2 tty.SerialPort-1
dtrace ttyp0
dtracehelper ttyp1
fbt ttyp2
fd ttyp3
fsevents ttyp4
hypervisor ttyp5
klog ttyp6
lockstat ttyp7
machtrace ttyp8
null ttyp9
pmCPU ttypa
profile ttypb
ptmx ttypc
ptyp0 ttypd
ptyp1 ttype
ptyp2 ttypf
ptyp3 ttyq0
ptyp4 ttyq1
ptyp5 ttyq2
ptyp6 ttyq3
ptyp7 ttyq4
ptyp8 ttyq5
ptyp9 ttyq6
ptypa ttyq7
ptypb ttyq8
ptypc ttyq9
ptypd ttyqa
ptype ttyqb
ptypf ttyqc
ptyq0 ttyqd
ptyq1 ttyqe
ptyq2 ttyqf
ptyq3 ttyr0
ptyq4 ttyr1
ptyq5 ttyr2
ptyq6 ttyr3
ptyq7 ttyr4
ptyq8 ttyr5
ptyq9 ttyr6
ptyqa ttyr7
ptyqb ttyr8
ptyqc ttyr9
ptyqd ttyra
ptyqe ttyrb
ptyqf ttyrc
ptyr0 ttyrd
ptyr1 ttyre
ptyr2 ttyrf
ptyr3 ttys0
ptyr4 ttys000
ptyr5 ttys1
ptyr6 ttys2
ptyr7 ttys3
ptyr8 ttys4
ptyr9 ttys5
ptyra ttys6
ptyrb ttys7
ptyrc ttys8
ptyrd ttys9
ptyre ttysa
ptyrf ttysb
ptys0 ttysc
ptys1 ttysd
ptys2 ttyse
ptys3 ttysf
ptys4 ttyt0
ptys5 ttyt1
ptys6 ttyt2
ptys7 ttyt3
ptys8 ttyt4
ptys9 ttyt5
ptysa ttyt6
ptysb ttyt7
ptysc ttyt8
ptysd ttyt9
ptyse ttyta
ptysf ttytb
ptyt0 ttytc
ptyt1 ttytd
ptyt2 ttyte
ptyt3 ttytf
ptyt4 ttyu0
ptyt5 ttyu1
ptyt6 ttyu2
ptyt7 ttyu3
ptyt8 ttyu4
ptyt9 ttyu5
ptyta ttyu6
ptytb ttyu7
ptytc ttyu8
ptytd ttyu9
ptyte ttyua
ptytf ttyub
ptyu0 ttyuc
ptyu1 ttyud
ptyu2 ttyue
ptyu3 ttyuf
ptyu4 ttyv0
ptyu5 ttyv1
ptyu6 ttyv2
ptyu7 ttyv3
ptyu8 ttyv4
ptyu9 ttyv5
ptyua ttyv6
ptyub ttyv7
ptyuc ttyv8
ptyud ttyv9
ptyue ttyva
ptyuf ttyvb
ptyv0 ttyvc
ptyv1 ttyvd
ptyv2 ttyve
ptyv3 ttyvf
ptyv4 ttyw0
ptyv5 ttyw1
ptyv6 ttyw2
ptyv7 ttyw3
ptyv8 ttyw4
ptyv9 ttyw5
ptyva ttyw6
ptyvb ttyw7
ptyvc ttyw8
ptyvd ttyw9
ptyve ttywa
ptyvf ttywb
ptyw0 ttywc
ptyw1 ttywd
ptyw2 ttywe
ptyw3 ttywf
ptyw4 urandom
ptyw5 vm-main
ptyw6 vn0
ptyw7 vn1
ptyw8 vn2
ptyw9 vn3
ptywa zero
ptywb

Based on some google searching, I think the keyboard host is one of the ttyt's right?

 

[ACiB708]

Macbook keyboard in /dev/ directory

Does anybody know which is it? in /dev? There are lots of devices I think it probably is one of the ttyt's but does anyone now exactly? Thanks.

 

[mslide]

Why?

 

[ScoobyMcDoo]

I don't think there is a way to do this - it would be a serious security risk if one were able to ssh into a machine and capture all keystrokes from the main keyboard - perhaps that's what you were counting on?

 

[ACiB708]

I don't think there is a way to do this - it would be a serious security risk if one were able to ssh into a machine and capture all keystrokes from the main keyboard - perhaps that's what you were counting on?

Yes, I suppose you are right. I wanted to see if I could capture my machine's keystrokes, I guess I can't. Thanks all.